Many were not happy with the hiring of Schiano, considering the allegation against him that he had knowledge of Jerry Sandusky's child abuse at Penn State in the 1990s while working at the school — an accusation Schiano has adamantly denied.

John Currie released a statement Monday explaining why he wanted to hire Greg Schiano and made note the school had looked into his Penn State background. (Wade Payne/AP)

"We carefully interviewed and vetted him, as we do candidates for all positions. He received the highest recommendations for character, family values and commitment to academic achievement and student-athlete welfare from his current and former athletics directors, players, coaching colleagues and experienced media figures," Currie said in a statement.

"Coach Schiano worked at Penn State from 1990-1995. Consequently, we, of course, carefully reviewed the 2012 investigation report by Louis Freeh. Coach Schiano is not mentioned in the Freeh report and was not one of the more than 400 people interviewed in the investigation. We also confirmed that Coach Schiano was never deposed and never asked to testify in any criminal or civil matter. And, we conferred with our colleagues at The Ohio State University, who had conducted a similar inquiry after the 2016 release of testimony. I know that Coach Schiano will continue to have great success in his coaching career and wish him and his family well," Currie said.

While fans were vocal about wanting to see Currie fired as a result of what happened, there's a chance that could actually happen.

Greg Schiano, who is currently the Ohio State defensive coordinator, almost became of the head coach of the University of Tennessee’s football team. (Mel Evans/AP)

Fox Sports reporter Bruce Feldman tweeted the University of Tennessee is under pressure from "big-money" boosters to force Currie out if his job. The source told him, "This is such a hot mess. Just when you think they've gotten out of the ditch. They've fallen into a much bigger one."

Currie was hired in February after being the athletic director at Kansas State.

Schiano hasn't been a head coach since he was with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2012-2013. He was also previously the head coach at Rutgers University from 2001-2011.